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Consciousness V Catastrophe

Author : Gillian Ross
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1514494108
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Consciousness V Catastrophe written by Gillian Ross and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-06-25 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein. The current crises besetting humanity call for a revolution in consciousness and a mystical renaissance that will bring about a whole new story of what it means to be human. To this end, Consciousness v Catastrophe introduces the reader to the new philosophy of Evolutionary Spirituality. It is a philosophy that is engaging visionary scientists, philosophers and spiritual thinkers across the planet. They are forging a new understanding of evolution that honours science, reframes culture and radically updates spirituality. Evolutionary Spirituality celebrates the realization that the creative energy, that has driven the evolution of the universe for billions of years, is now becoming conscious of itself through us. It sees consciousness, not matter, as centre stage in the mystery that is evolution and reconnects us to the sacred dimension of existence. Above all, it helps to liberate us from the contracting concerns of ego, inspiring us to awaken our mystical and creative potential, and serve the bigger picture with humility, gratitude and a profound sense of our unique purpose. The first half of the book looks at the Big Picture of evolution- physical and cultural - and brings the reader into the revolutionary implications of seeing human consciousness as the emerging driving force of evolution replacing natural selection. The second half explores the new story of Evolutionary Spirituality, including its compatibility with contemporary scientific knowledge and the possibilities for consciousness that can be gleaned from the spiritual wisdom of mystics from all times and traditions. With the help of profound quotations and website references, the book aims to inspire the reader to explore the teachings of many of the most prominent evolutionaries who, in their writings and in online conversations and courses, are promoting the consciousness revolution across the planet.

Catastrophe and Philosophy

Author : David J. Rosner
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498540120
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Catastrophe and Philosophy written by David J. Rosner and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a different approach to the history of philosophy, exploring a neglected theme, the relationship between catastrophe and philosophy. The book analyzes this theme within texts from ancient times to the present, from a global perspective. The book’s focus is timely and relevant today, as the planet is certainly facing a number of impending catastrophes right now, e.g., environmental degradation, overpopulation, the threat of nuclear war, etc.

The Feeling of Life Itself

Author : Christof Koch
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262042819
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book The Feeling of Life Itself written by Christof Koch and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought-provoking argument that consciousness—more widespread than previously assumed—is the feeling of being alive, not a type of computation or a clever hack In The Feeling of Life Itself, Christof Koch offers a straightforward definition of consciousness as any subjective experience, from the most mundane to the most exalted—the feeling of being alive. Psychologists study which cognitive operations underpin a given conscious perception. Neuroscientists track the neural correlates of consciousness in the brain, the organ of the mind. But why the brain and not, say, the liver? How can the brain—three pounds of highly excitable matter, a piece of furniture in the universe, subject to the same laws of physics as any other piece—give rise to subjective experience? Koch argues that what is needed to answer these questions is a quantitative theory that starts with experience and proceeds to the brain. In The Feeling of Life Itself, Koch outlines such a theory, based on integrated information. Koch describes how the theory explains many facts about the neurology of consciousness and how it has been used to build a clinically useful consciousness meter. The theory predicts that many, and perhaps all, animals experience the sights and sounds of life; consciousness is much more widespread than conventionally assumed. Contrary to received wisdom, however, Koch argues that programmable computers will not have consciousness. Even a perfect software model of the brain is not conscious. Its simulation is fake consciousness. Consciousness is not a special type of computation—it is not a clever hack. Consciousness is about being.

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Author : Bill Gates
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0385546149
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster written by Bill Gates and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.

Catastrophic Brain Injury

Author : Harvey S. Levin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195085334
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Catastrophic Brain Injury written by Harvey S. Levin and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating clinical and research findings on catastrophic brain injury, this work addresses the pathophysiology, definition, epidemiology and outcome of severe closed head injuries.

Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster

Author : Linda Lutisha Black
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483369056
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster written by Linda Lutisha Black and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster: A Clinician′s Guide teaches counselors how to respond and intervene with individuals, groups and organizations. The book begins with a description of the counselor’s role and responsibilities and then presents chapters on crisis, trauma and disasters with corresponding chapters on working with those affected. Each chapter defines the issue and contrasts it with general counseling requirements, and then presents the history and theory as well as common interventions. Each chapter contains The Counselor’s Toolkit and presents assessment, case conceptualization and treatment approaches followed by case illustrations. The text concludes with a chapter on emerging trends and a chapter on caring for those who care.

Walter Benjamin's Philosophy

Author : Andrew Benjamin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134679149
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Walter Benjamin's Philosophy written by Andrew Benjamin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores, in Adorno's description, `philosophy directed against philosophy'. The essays cover all aspects of Benjamin's writings, from his early work in the philosophy of art and language, through to the concept of history. The experience of time and the destruction of false continuity are identified as the key themes in Benjamin's understanding of history.

The Philosophy of History

Author : Augustus Schade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of History written by Augustus Schade and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine

Author : James M. Ryan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 144712927X
Total Pages : 966 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine written by James M. Ryan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of conflict and catastrophe was produced in 2002 and a second, successful edition, followed in 2009. The decision to produce these works sprung from painful problems experienced by colleagues and authors themselves during many humanitarian and related deployments. The guide for both editions was to provide, in one volume, an entry level text covering all aspects of deployment, with an emphasis on medicine and healthcare in these environments. This third revised, expanded and updated edition of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine: A Practical Guide follows its successful predecessors in providing a framework for use by health professionals visiting a resource constrained environment. Encompassing problems brought about by local conflict or natural disasters, the book covers preparation, organisation, logistics, treatment of major trauma and medical emergencies, and the special problems of delivering medicine in a hostile environment. This book comprehensively tackles: Self-preparation of health professionals to face a range of medical and related problems which occur in hostile and remote environments; War and disaster medicine, covering acute management, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention; Bridging the fields of medicine, nursing, international relations, history, politics and economics. The book also touches on nutrition, infection, trauma, psychiatry and psychological medicine and training.

Theories of Consciousness

Author : William Seager
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134670362
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Theories of Consciousness written by William Seager and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most remarkable fact about the universe is that certain parts of it are conscious. Somehow nature has managed to pull the rabbit of experience out of a hat made of mere matter. Making its own contribution to the current, lively debate about the nature of consciousness, Theories of Consciousness introduces variety of approaches to consciousness and explores to what extent scientific understanding of consciousness is possible. Including discussion of key figures, such as Descartes, Foder, Dennett and Chalmers, the book covers identity theories, representational theories, intentionality, externalism, and the new information-based theories.

Physics, Consciousness and the Nature of Existence

Author : Joseph Norwood
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1403334269
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Physics, Consciousness and the Nature of Existence written by Joseph Norwood and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2002-09-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain

Author : Stephen Grossberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190070579
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain written by Stephen Grossberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does your mind work? How does your brain give rise to your mind? These are questions that all of us have wondered about at some point in our lives, if only because everything that we know is experienced in our minds. They are also very hard questions to answer. After all, how can a mind understand itself? How can you understand something as complex as the tool that is being used to understand it? This book provides an introductory and self-contained description of some of the exciting answers to these questions that modern theories of mind and brain have recently proposed. Stephen Grossberg is broadly acknowledged to be the most important pioneer and current research leader who has, for the past 50 years, modelled how brains give rise to minds, notably how neural circuits in multiple brain regions interact together to generate psychological functions. This research has led to a unified understanding of how, where, and why our brains can consciously see, hear, feel, and know about the world, and effectively plan and act within it. The work embodies revolutionary Principia of Mind that clarify how autonomous adaptive intelligence is achieved. It provides mechanistic explanations of multiple mental disorders, including symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, autism, amnesia, and sleep disorders; biological bases of morality and religion, including why our brains are biased towards the good so that values are not purely relative; perplexing aspects of the human condition, including why many decisions are irrational and self-defeating despite evolution's selection of adaptive behaviors; and solutions to large-scale problems in machine learning, technology, and Artificial Intelligence that provide a blueprint for autonomously intelligent algorithms and robots. Because brains embody a universal developmental code, unifying insights also emerge about shared laws that are found in all living cellular tissues, from the most primitive to the most advanced, notably how the laws governing networks of interacting cells support developmental and learning processes in all species. The fundamental brain design principles of complementarity, uncertainty, and resonance that Grossberg has discovered also reflect laws of the physical world with which our brains ceaselessly interact, and which enable our brains to incrementally learn to understand those laws, thereby enabling humans to understand the world scientifically. Accessibly written, and lavishly illustrated, Conscious Mind/Resonant Brain is the magnum opus of one of the most influential scientists of the past 50 years, and will appeal to a broad readership across the sciences and humanities.

Sport and Exercise Psychology

Author : Aidan P. Moran
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415168090
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Sport and Exercise Psychology written by Aidan P. Moran and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first textbook to combine an explanation of the theoretical foundations of sport psychology, critical reviews of contemporary research and practical suggestions for relevant independent research projects.

Between Catastrophe and Revolution

Author : Daniel Betrand Monk
Publisher : OR Books
ISBN 13 : 9781682192771
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Between Catastrophe and Revolution written by Daniel Betrand Monk and published by OR Books. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is all worse than we think. It is even worse than Mike Davis, for whom "every day is judgment day" (The Nation), could have imagined. The contributions to this volume are explorations of what Davis-in typical wry fashion-once referred to as the field of "disaster studies." Collectively, they show how our "disaster imaginary" has been rendered inadequate by the existing order's ability to feed off and coopt our resistance to it. Contemporary mass protests are now subsumed as instances of an established, profitable politics of rage. Geopolitical conflict poses not as a threat to hegemonic power but rather serves the interests of a global market which capitalizes on lucrative, permanent war. Climate change itself, if it was ever thought to be a universalizing phenomenon, is now treated as an extensive market opportunity by global risk insurance conglomerates and predatory lenders who bet against any rescue of the planet. Such catastrophic developments resist the language we use to describe and deconstruct them. The contributions to this volume seek to reimagine our understanding of disaster, and, following the example of Davis himself, to refuse outdated models of political transcendence as vigorously as they reject narratives of resignation.

Social Computing in Homeland Security: Disaster Promulgation and Response

Author : Ding, Amy Wenxuan
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1605662291
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Social Computing in Homeland Security: Disaster Promulgation and Response written by Ding, Amy Wenxuan and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents a theoretical framework addressing how to enhance national response capabilities and ready the public in the presence of human-made or natural disasters"--Provided by publisher.

Catastrophe and Social Change

Author : Samuel Henry Prince
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Catastrophe and Social Change written by Samuel Henry Prince and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catastrophic Neurologic Disorders in the Emergency Department

Author : Mayo Medical School Eelco F. M. Wijdicks M.D. Professor of Neurology
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198037791
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Catastrophic Neurologic Disorders in the Emergency Department written by Mayo Medical School Eelco F. M. Wijdicks M.D. Professor of Neurology and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004-01-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique text takes a comprehensive approach to the care of patients with neurologic catastrophes immediately after their entry into the emergency department. Wijdicks discusses clinical evaluations, triage, and emergency procedures in detail, and covers many other topics. For this thoroughly updated second edition, he has added eight new chapters, seven of which appear in an entirely new first section on the evaluation of presenting symptoms indicating urgency. The conversational titles of these chapters echo common requests for urgent consultation (e.g. "short of breath," "can't walk or stand," "confused and febrile"). A special feature of this section is the use of algorithms and decision trees in triage - to help the physician make a very fast and yet informed decision. The remaining two sections of the book cover the evaluation and management of evolving catastrophes in the neuraxis and catastrophic neurologic disorders due to specific causes. There is a final new chapter on forensic neurology. This practical handbook will continue to be an invaluable guide for neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, emergency physicians, and their residents and fellows. The third volume in the author's trilogy on critical care neurology, it combines the images of a neuroradiology text with the practical advice of an emergency neurology manual without compromising academic rigor.